PPT-AAWC Pressure Ulcer Guideline

Content Validated Evidence Based Guideline of Pressure Ulcer Guidelines Using the AAWC Pressure Ulcer PU Guidelines to Manage Pressure Ulcers 3 Steps to manage a PU patient Assess and document patient skin amp PU. Kelly . Suttle. BSN, RN, CWOCN. Reduce the Pressure, reduce the risk. Excessive Pressure on Tissues. Pressure is the major causative factor for pressure ulcers. These factors determine if the pressure is enough to cause a pressure ulcer:. The Pledge Wall – Pledge Eleven. 11 focus stakeholder groups with direct or indirect influence on patient care, each with stakeholder specific pledges. Commit to Act – Stop the Pressure. www.stopthepressure.com . Biomedical engineering – Robert Karas & Corina Malone. Mission. Mission: “Our mission is to use our engineering and collaboration skills to develop a product that will help people who are at risk for pressure ulcer formation, reduce the chance of developing an ulcer and be more self sufficient in the process”. Spring 2014. . Peptic Ulcer Disease. Erosion of a mucous membrane forms an excavation in the stomach, pylorus, duodenum, or esophagus. Associated with infection of . H. pylori. Risk factors include excessive secretion of stomach acid, dietary factors, chronic use of NSAIDs, alcohol, smoking, and familial tendency.. Tissue Viability Team. ABUHB. Brief functions of the skin. What is a pressure ulcer?. Why do they happen?. What we can do to prevent pressure ulcers?. The way forward. Focus of Presentation. Why do Pressure Ulcers matter?. Reducing Device. LTU . Biomedical engineers – . Robert Karas & Corina Malone. UDM Mechanical Engineers– Frank McClosky, Jacob Dodman, & Bobby Lorenz. UDM Nurses – Lydia Jacob, Christina Osterhout, & Victoria . By: Alex and Arjun. What is Peptic Ulcer Disease?. Open sores in the digestive tract . Two types. Gastric ulcers. Forms in lining of stomach. Duodenal ulcers. Forms in lining of duodenum (upper part of small intestine). By Dr. Zahoor. 1. Dyspepsia. What is Dyspepsia ?. . Dyspepsia is used to describe number of upper abdominal symptoms such as . . - Heart burn . . - Acidity. . - Pain or discomfort . . - Nausea . Heart Hospital. CTICU Pressure Ulcer Project Team .  .    . Team Leader . Dr. Alejandro Kohn Tuli . Physician. Dr. Hesham Ahmed. Safety Facilitator. Dr. Poonam Gupta. Quality Management. Ms. Kakoli Roy. Compiled and Presented for TAHIMA Meetin. g on 16 April 2015. Charlene Haslam, CPC, RHIT. Pneumonia Documentation. Compiled and Presented by. Charlene Haslam CPC, RHIT. February 4, 2015. Terminology. Persistent or . recurrent pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen. . Not all . patients with dyspepsia have peptic . ulcer. . The most . common causes . of dyspepsia are . -. non-ulcer . or functional . SENARIO:. Here is a 48 years old female patient hospitalized for. 10days.. CHIEF COMPLAINTS:. Ulcer over right foot since 2 months. C/o pain on sole of right foot. Loss of sensation over sole of both feet.. The term peptic ulcer is used to describe any localised erosion of the mucosal lining of those portions of the alimentary tract that come in contact with gastric juice. This disintegration of tissues can also result in necrosis. The majority of ulcers are found in the duodenum, although they also occur in the oesophagus, stomach or jejunum.. Stacey Evans-Charles, Nkamba Sende, Mikyung Bailey. Warning: Graphic Content. Session Focus. Aetiology and causes of pressure ulcers (PUs). The impact of pressure ulcers for the patient and the NHS .